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Where does “gatuno” come from?

gatuno (Spanish) comes from Spanish gato, from French gâteau, from Middle French gasteau, from Old French gastel, from Frankish wastil, from Proto-Germanic wastilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

gatuno (Spanish): catlike; cat

Definitions

  1. catlike; cat

Ancestry of “gatuno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgatocat; tomcat, gib; servant
2FrenchgâteauA sponge cake, i.e. a cake made with a chemical...
3Middle Frenchgasteau—
4Old Frenchgastelround cake, loaf of bread, wastel; roundel,...
5Frankishwastil—
6Proto-Germanicwastilaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “gatuno”

  • gatuno
  • gatunar
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